Head of Partnerships
Location: GB, LND, London
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Not Applicable
Required education: Unspecified
Industry: Internet
Function: Business Development

Company profile:
Want to make a difference?Do you know when people are the least happy in their life?  When they're commuting.  Travelling 8.5 hours per week on AVERAGE in the UK. In effect, we spend Friday travelling.NearDesk is like an Oyster card for renting desk space and meeting rooms by the hour - we're on a mission to let people work anywhere. A million people working near home one day per week.We could all commute less - leaving time for things that really matter. We could have communities we live in not just sleep in. We could massively reduce the carbon we use (52% of all O2s Carbon is people getting to their normal place of work each day). And companies could spend less on desks, leaving more money for people.Be a key part of something specialWe need a small core of exceptional people, working closely with a network partners to have a huge impact. We have already set new records for crowd funding on #URL_177e0d87f026dd0c6f1d19819650a5b93a647e77ff69dbdedd8cbdbb8d600b92# with over 260 investors. We are based at #URL_0c16f8cd254e8b99738b33fab9018aef2ce96d98edc1c979b019c5acf6168ad2# - which we use as a test ground for NearDesk - with a dozen other startups.You will be joining us early and be key in building a great culture where we enjoy being productive as much as we enjoy making Britain (and then the world...) more productive.Imagine telling your grandchildren that you helped change the way Britain works and lives...

Job description:
Head of Partnerships... part account manager, part marketingDeadline for applications: Monday 14th April(NO AGENCIES ;o)NearDesk is like an Oyster Card for renting desk and meeting space by the hour. We're on a mission to get a million people working near home one day per week. (See: #URL_f200d0adc3fea0ebe854070e56d11d39ba0b1205c3fc37fe86df6d03d01222a9# or #URL_a4ca37df820e296bb63890c3ea98a5c5b60b208649972fd56cee41e7a07f0eed# for more details)Core to our success will be the white-labelled cards we create with partners to issue to their existing members &amp; databases.We need someone to make those partnerships work.Using every corner of your brain to build relationships, design campaigns and solutions that'll work - then poring over the data to see what's working and how tomorrow will be even better than today.Building relationships / figuring out a win-win that fits their strategyProject managing / launching / promoting it to deliver resultsProbably three projects a month (So not a “five meetings a day” sales person ;o)In your first year alone, you'll get at least 100,000 people carrying a NearDesk card - and lay the foundations for changing how Britain works.As a key part of the initial team, you'll be core to setting the culture and building a company we can all be proud of.

Requirements:
Account management skills - more "farmer" than "hunter"Project management and tenacity - herding cats remotely can take timeTrue win-win thinking - finding strategic partners not just "flogging stuff"Wonderfully productive - comfortable juggling and prioritising a dozen projectsBonus:Existing relationships / strong network Experience of delivering results through marketing campaignsExperience of membership organisation(s)

Benefits:
SalaryOptionsAbility to change the world